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0 pointsLerc9mo ago0 comments

There are people now that know what a Commodire 64 is but have never heard of an Amiga. The C64 made a cultural impression that lasts today. I'm not sure why but anongst those born after both machines had had their day, quite a few have an idea what the C64 was.

Talking to the younger generation about the 8 bit era is wild. I mentioned that my first system (TRS-80) had 4k to someone and they expressed surprise at that you could get a monitor that good back then.

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aleph_minus_one9mo ago

> There are people now that know what a Commodire 64 is but have never heard of an Amiga. The C64 made a cultural impression that lasts today.

I would claim that in my generation (people born after Commodore's heyday), those who are interested in retrocomputing topics (a minority) are similarly aware of the C64 and the Amiga and their cultural relevances.

junon9mo ago

> I mentioned that my first system (TRS-80) had 4k to someone and they expressed surprise at that you could get a monitor that good back then.

Admittedly didn't register with me at first but this is hilarious.

kennyadam9mo ago

Seems like a made up interaction tbh. When would you just say “my trs80 had 4k” without specifics 4k of what unless the other person first said something like “my first computer only had 8MB of RAM” in which case they know from context you’re talking about memory, or you out of nowhere say “my trs80 had 4k” to someone and they have no idea what you’re talking about and ask if you mean the monitor.

LercOP9mo ago

I assure you it is not made up. Obviously it's not the literal words I used, I'm working from personal recall, not notes. It would have been part of a larger conversation I was having. From memory it was part of my answer to the question "how long have you been programming?"

fortyseven9mo ago

Oooh, book 'em Danno!

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